It's Tabata! Yes Tabata is in the air tonight. I am again very happy I've discovered this and even happier the gym is offering it. Also the rumour is they are going to add another night so I can get my Tabata on twice a week! Today I got up very late ( yesterday's early awakening did me in ) and chose to wait until I got to work to eat. I remember what happened last week so I made sure I ate my snacks and had a substantial lunch to help stem any hunger that might have arisen in the evening. I felt that I did accomplish my goal of not over eating after my Tabata workout. Here's the actual list:
Breakfast: Okay after I got out of bed I had the 20oz of cold water and then went to work and ate a Peanut Butter Larabar.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Went Mexican. Had a torta and a tamale. A torta is a sandwich made on a big fluffy bun containing meat and cabbage mixed with avocado and jalapeno. The street taco restaurant makes an excellent torta.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: A mix of beet, yam, broccoli, cauliflower, quinoa, salmon patty, and salsa. Had a low sodium V-8. A bit later had some pistachios and a 100cal popcorn that turned out to be kettle corn flavor. Just a hint of sweetness in the popcorn.
I did wake up with a stiff neck. So I guess the excellent workout I had the night before caused some strain. After Tabata I felt pretty good but if I don't feel better in the morning I will go to the chiropractor. I am trying to not ignore the possible neck out of place just because I don't want to spend the money on the chiropractor. If it helps me stay healthy than I need to go. Oh by the way did I mention I really enjoyed Tabata?
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Day 268
Tomorrow is Tabata! The gym workout for today will be a weight training one. Again feeling no ill effects from the Sunday walk or the cardio last night. My legs feel normal so I'm guessing the weakness last night was a by-product of my lake walk on Sunday. I'll have to keep that in mind. Of course that doesn't mean I won't be doing it again. I'll just be more aware of it the next day.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. Also more of the salami and cheese from Friday (no it wasn't left overs but extra that had been in the refrigerator sheesh).
Lunch: Low carb wrap with salmon patty, broccoli, quinoa, spinach, and BBQ sauce. Mini peppers. Also more of the salami and cheese.
2nd break: Nothing
Dinner: Broccoli, cauliflower, quinoa, cottage cheese, and salsa mixed together. Also some pistachios.
I did get up a bit earlier than usual. Not as early as I'd like but trying to form a new habit after letting the old one go by the wayside. Fingers crossed.
So the after work workout was weights. I did one of the routines L showed me. I was sweating a storm by the end. YES! That's a big difference from last week when I felt like I really wimped out. It was a good mix that I felt kept me working. I'm thinking I might repeat this one for the next couple of weeks.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds. Also more of the salami and cheese from Friday (no it wasn't left overs but extra that had been in the refrigerator sheesh).
Lunch: Low carb wrap with salmon patty, broccoli, quinoa, spinach, and BBQ sauce. Mini peppers. Also more of the salami and cheese.
2nd break: Nothing
Dinner: Broccoli, cauliflower, quinoa, cottage cheese, and salsa mixed together. Also some pistachios.
I did get up a bit earlier than usual. Not as early as I'd like but trying to form a new habit after letting the old one go by the wayside. Fingers crossed.
So the after work workout was weights. I did one of the routines L showed me. I was sweating a storm by the end. YES! That's a big difference from last week when I felt like I really wimped out. It was a good mix that I felt kept me working. I'm thinking I might repeat this one for the next couple of weeks.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Day 267
It's the day after walking around Lake Padden. A gathering of friends and food was also in the mix and I feel fairly good under the circumstances. I will go to the gym tonight after work and do some more cardio. I think tomorrow I will lift some weights for a break.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Low carb wrap with felafel's, broccoli, spinach, quinoa, and BBQ sauce. Mini peppers also.
2nd snack: Nothing good for me just a piece of donut and why you ask? Just because it was there, frankly. (shakes head in a down trodden manner)
Dinner: Sliced up pear with cottage cheese and salsa. Pistachios and low sodium can of V-8, along with a 100cal bag of popcorn.
So not a bad day overall. It did seem like I was having a bit of trouble keeping my legs moving during the recumbent bike ride. The stair stepper was also a bit harder than normal. I'm thinking the walk around Padden was a tougher walk than it seemed. My legs felt tired and normally that's not the case. During the summer when I'd go for the long bike ride, I never noticed any difference the next day. So I am good with that. It makes me think I actually got in a workout instead of just going for a walk.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Low carb wrap with felafel's, broccoli, spinach, quinoa, and BBQ sauce. Mini peppers also.
2nd snack: Nothing good for me just a piece of donut and why you ask? Just because it was there, frankly. (shakes head in a down trodden manner)
Dinner: Sliced up pear with cottage cheese and salsa. Pistachios and low sodium can of V-8, along with a 100cal bag of popcorn.
So not a bad day overall. It did seem like I was having a bit of trouble keeping my legs moving during the recumbent bike ride. The stair stepper was also a bit harder than normal. I'm thinking the walk around Padden was a tougher walk than it seemed. My legs felt tired and normally that's not the case. During the summer when I'd go for the long bike ride, I never noticed any difference the next day. So I am good with that. It makes me think I actually got in a workout instead of just going for a walk.
Day 266
Okay I finally made it to Lake Padden. It was a cold and rainy morning but I still went for it and walked around the lake. This was the route the run part of the dualthon will take in Oct. It took me about 50min to walk around the entire lake. So that's right around the time I take to walk when I'm walking the Whatcom Falls trails next to my condo. Of course I hardly walk them anymore as I normally ride my bike on them instead. It is also game day. So I went to friends for a day of gaming and food. I feel I did very well under the circumstances. Normally it's quite the challenge during these gatherings but today I held back somewhat. Here's how it went:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After walk around Lake Padden: Small chocolate milk. Also a skinny tall vanilla latte with added protein. That was what I had until after I arrived at the friends house.
Lunch: This was in the early afternoon so basically a late lunch. I had a Mexicali salad from TJ's that I added some quinoa to. Along with some chips (not as many as last time). I also had some hummus with carrots.
Later in the day I had a ham sandwich. It was on rye bread with cheese. Then in the early evening I had another ham sandwich on rye bread with cheese. I brought some mini peppers, so along with the carrots I had some of the peppers with the hummus.
All during the day I had a handful or two of pistachios instead of chips. Also there was a bottle of the ginger soda and I had a small can of low sodium V-8 along with water to drink during the day. No soda.
So I had a good workout walking around the lake and then didn't go crazy over food at the game. If I can keep this up on these days I should be okay. I just have to watch myself a bit more closely and as L says when I feel hunger, drink water. This is especially true if I'm feeling hungry and I just ate something.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After walk around Lake Padden: Small chocolate milk. Also a skinny tall vanilla latte with added protein. That was what I had until after I arrived at the friends house.
Lunch: This was in the early afternoon so basically a late lunch. I had a Mexicali salad from TJ's that I added some quinoa to. Along with some chips (not as many as last time). I also had some hummus with carrots.
Later in the day I had a ham sandwich. It was on rye bread with cheese. Then in the early evening I had another ham sandwich on rye bread with cheese. I brought some mini peppers, so along with the carrots I had some of the peppers with the hummus.
All during the day I had a handful or two of pistachios instead of chips. Also there was a bottle of the ginger soda and I had a small can of low sodium V-8 along with water to drink during the day. No soda.
So I had a good workout walking around the lake and then didn't go crazy over food at the game. If I can keep this up on these days I should be okay. I just have to watch myself a bit more closely and as L says when I feel hunger, drink water. This is especially true if I'm feeling hungry and I just ate something.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Day 265
It's the day I meet with L. As usual she puts me through a workout designed to inspire and elevate my choice of a healthy lifestyle. I expect for the next nine months that every Saturday we will work on some aspect of training for the race in Oct. For now it's more of building a foundation for the real work later in the year. As the race gets closer L will focus on training that will enable me to have a chance of finishing the event. For me this means that I need to start getting more serious with my casual training. Granted the race is 10 months ( in a week it'll be 9 months ) away but I think everyone agrees now is the time to start the work. Which is why tomorrow I'll go and check out Lake Padden (yes I know where it is now).
Breakfast: Greek yogurt with pistachios and 20oz of cold water
After workout meal: Two egg frittata with spinach, tomato, quinoa, cottage cheese, and salsa.
Late afternoon snack: Pistachios
Dinner: Had a late dinner as I wasn't real hungry. Broccoli, cauliflower soup with potstickers and cottage cheese.
As a late snack I had a bag of 100cal popcorn and some mini peppers. For protein I had three slices of turkey that I normally have for breakfast.
So I hopefully will get back on track food wise here in the next week. I already feel like today I was a bit better. After workout meal was pretty typical, nothing crazy or over indulging.
Tomorrow though is back to the old routine of meeting with friends for D&D. The rumour is there will be sandwich fixin's. I am planning on eating before I go and taking lots of veggies. I'm rather confident that I won't over do it but I'm not making any bets at this point. So we'll see I guess.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt with pistachios and 20oz of cold water
After workout meal: Two egg frittata with spinach, tomato, quinoa, cottage cheese, and salsa.
Late afternoon snack: Pistachios
Dinner: Had a late dinner as I wasn't real hungry. Broccoli, cauliflower soup with potstickers and cottage cheese.
As a late snack I had a bag of 100cal popcorn and some mini peppers. For protein I had three slices of turkey that I normally have for breakfast.
So I hopefully will get back on track food wise here in the next week. I already feel like today I was a bit better. After workout meal was pretty typical, nothing crazy or over indulging.
Tomorrow though is back to the old routine of meeting with friends for D&D. The rumour is there will be sandwich fixin's. I am planning on eating before I go and taking lots of veggies. I'm rather confident that I won't over do it but I'm not making any bets at this point. So we'll see I guess.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Day 264
Friday. As we know that is my slack day. I tend to eat whatever and don't work out. The next day is my day with L so I figure I get a day off. Some Friday's I am better than other Fridays. Today was an in-between Friday. I worked the late shift, so I got up quite a bit later than I normally would have. I still didn't get early enough to get in my normal morning routine ( of course my normal routine in the last three months hasn't been normal ) but I did at least get a bit of core work. I felt good about that and that was the idea. As the day progressed, though I once again had to contend with outside influences on my willpower and programs. Frankly I failed miserably. Though I feel the need to not get down on myself and think long term. Here's the deal:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Okay here's where we deviated from the norm. The boss brought in treats that consisted of salami (2 kinds), cheese (4 kinds), foccacia (cheesy bread), and BBQ pork ( the kind you get at a Chinese restaurant). So do I have to list it out? Of course I had some of everything. This instead of the Greek yogurt I brought and normally have.
Lunch: More of the treats. Plus I had a bowl of broccoli, spinach, quinoa, and falafal.
2nd snack: Okay by this time I'd gotten myself under control (somewhat) and so only had a couple of pieces of foccacia and salami. I took back to my station a cup of green tea to pump me up for the rest of the work day.
Dinner: I went to a local burger joint for a bacon, cheese burger with waffle fries. I had three adult beverages.
L here I come!
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Okay here's where we deviated from the norm. The boss brought in treats that consisted of salami (2 kinds), cheese (4 kinds), foccacia (cheesy bread), and BBQ pork ( the kind you get at a Chinese restaurant). So do I have to list it out? Of course I had some of everything. This instead of the Greek yogurt I brought and normally have.
Lunch: More of the treats. Plus I had a bowl of broccoli, spinach, quinoa, and falafal.
2nd snack: Okay by this time I'd gotten myself under control (somewhat) and so only had a couple of pieces of foccacia and salami. I took back to my station a cup of green tea to pump me up for the rest of the work day.
Dinner: I went to a local burger joint for a bacon, cheese burger with waffle fries. I had three adult beverages.
L here I come!
Day 263
Today I felt like I worked out yesterday. Imagine that. It was Tabata! day so I would hope I felt it a bit at least. Overall a bit more normal in terms of an excellent workout and a bit more conservative food wise. I didn't completely change my food intake from the past week but had a bit more awareness of what I was stuffing down my gullet. So at the gym I did some weights and then some cardio. I've started to use the upright bike and I think today I discovered my new bike session part of the cardio I do. The upright bike hill program is different than the recumbent bike hill program. It has a few more hills and valleys. What that means is that during the valley is where I spin faster for the interval. Okay here's how I ate my way through the day:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: Low carb wrap with broccoli, spinach, falafal, quinoa, bacon, and BBQ sauce.
2nd break: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Here's where I fell off the wagon and succumbed to the call of FOOD. I finished off the stuffing I'd made over the weekend and supplemented it with cottage cheese, and cauliflower. Also a bit later ( I guess you'd call this snack #3) I had a 100cal bag of popcorn and some pistachios along with a banana.
I did a back workout that felt really good and I was encouraged that I was able to lift the weight I chose. It was the weight L had written on the workout sheet. I followed it up with a 24min ride on the upright bike doing the hill program. I am curious as to how I will feel tomorrow.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt
Lunch: Low carb wrap with broccoli, spinach, falafal, quinoa, bacon, and BBQ sauce.
2nd break: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Here's where I fell off the wagon and succumbed to the call of FOOD. I finished off the stuffing I'd made over the weekend and supplemented it with cottage cheese, and cauliflower. Also a bit later ( I guess you'd call this snack #3) I had a 100cal bag of popcorn and some pistachios along with a banana.
I did a back workout that felt really good and I was encouraged that I was able to lift the weight I chose. It was the weight L had written on the workout sheet. I followed it up with a 24min ride on the upright bike doing the hill program. I am curious as to how I will feel tomorrow.
Day 262
Tabata!! Yes again with the Tabata. I know I'll get a great workout and it's always different. Tonight we did some lower body followed by some upper body followed by some cardio. I tried to push myself this time and I definitely did work a bit harder than usual. Push ups I still did on my knees but otherwise I tried to keep the intensity through out each set. Food was still a factor and I failed in a sense. I've decided though I'm not worrying about that this week. I'm giving myself a pass. You'll notice that all week I've eaten some excess calories and not really worked out as hard as I normally do. At least in my opinion. And that's what matters in the long run. So I guess that means I better get it together if I want to succeed in this competition to get in shape and live longer. Going out on a limb here and fessing up, I want to live longer so I need to get my body on board. Sometimes I wonder if I really get it, but than I know I do. It just takes a bit of convincing. Today I made the decision to sleep in late and switch up my morning. Here's the bad news about what I ate today:
Breakfast: Didn't actually eat breakfast in the traditional sense today. After I got up I drank the 20oz of cold water but waited until I got to work before I ate anything. At that point I ate an Apple Pie Larabar.
1st snack: My morning threw me a curve ball and so didn't eat a Greek yogurt. Instead had a toasted slice of whole wheat low carb bread with peanut butter.
Lunch: Wrap with felafel's, broccoli, spinach, quinoa, tomato, and BBQ sauce with the wrap being low carb.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar.
Dinner: After Tabata! I had a 6" sandwich from a sandwich shop that had double meat and veggies on it. Had a small bowl of pistachios and a Skinny Cow sundae a bit later in the evening.
So again not the best choices but as I've said all bets are off this week. I'll try to get in good workouts but am giving myself a pass in a way. Today with Tabata! that met my criteria. Tomorrow will hopefully continue the trend as far as the workout is concerned.
Breakfast: Didn't actually eat breakfast in the traditional sense today. After I got up I drank the 20oz of cold water but waited until I got to work before I ate anything. At that point I ate an Apple Pie Larabar.
1st snack: My morning threw me a curve ball and so didn't eat a Greek yogurt. Instead had a toasted slice of whole wheat low carb bread with peanut butter.
Lunch: Wrap with felafel's, broccoli, spinach, quinoa, tomato, and BBQ sauce with the wrap being low carb.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar.
Dinner: After Tabata! I had a 6" sandwich from a sandwich shop that had double meat and veggies on it. Had a small bowl of pistachios and a Skinny Cow sundae a bit later in the evening.
So again not the best choices but as I've said all bets are off this week. I'll try to get in good workouts but am giving myself a pass in a way. Today with Tabata! that met my criteria. Tomorrow will hopefully continue the trend as far as the workout is concerned.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Day 261
Today was no better than yesterday. I ended up getting in a workout but it was a weak effort and I again couldn't control my food intake. I'm going to go out on a limb here and get all weirdly insightful. Am I sabataging myself due to the thought of commiting to the race in October? It seems that for the last few days I've over did it in the food department and wimped out on the workouts. Honestly the workout today was barely a workout. I didin't even sweat other than my forehead was a bit damp for a minute.
Okay maybe that was a bit over the top. Heh. Seriously though I didn't feel like I really worked out and I think that's my own fault. So gotta refocus and Tabata tomorrow will help me do that. Also for now I'm going to stop worrying about what I eat this week and come back harder next week. Granted I won't be able to do that for much longer so I should get it out of my system asap.
So no listing of food this time just be aware that I ate lots of stuff and most of it not really that good for me.
Okay maybe that was a bit over the top. Heh. Seriously though I didn't feel like I really worked out and I think that's my own fault. So gotta refocus and Tabata tomorrow will help me do that. Also for now I'm going to stop worrying about what I eat this week and come back harder next week. Granted I won't be able to do that for much longer so I should get it out of my system asap.
So no listing of food this time just be aware that I ate lots of stuff and most of it not really that good for me.
Day 260
Okay an extra day off from work and I practically did nothing I'd planned on doing other than over indulge in food. Imagine that. I still worked out but I might as well as not considering what I ended up eating for "lunch" or my after work out meal. I started the day out by sleeping in a bit later than normal and then proceeded to go down hill from there. I have a funny feeling that this whole week may be a one step forward two steps back type of week. Not quite sure why I feel that way but we'll see, I guess.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar
After workout meal: Shaking my head sadly..I ended up going way overboard for this meal. I basically had a relapse to the old days. By that I mean I ate enough food for three people. i can't get down on myself, but it still wasn't a very smart move. So what did I have that was so bad? Here's the list. My one conciliation was I only had a half of a sandwich to go with the rest of the meal. The rest of the meal consisted of a full order of something called "Cheese Balls". What are Cheese Balls you ask, well they are exactly what the name conjures up. A big plate of Hawaiian rolls covered in loads of cheese baked in the oven and on the side a pizza dipping sauce. It was heaven and hell all wrapped up in one.
So because I over did it for "lunch" at least I wasn't very hungry for the rest of the day. I did eat another apple fritter though. Also had a Skinny Cow small cup sundae and a banana later in the evening.
I was feeling like I was moving backwards a bit today. Way overdid it for lunch and it's only Monday so I have the whole week ahead of me. I'll be curious as to how it plays out. If nothing else I've got Tabata to look forward to.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar
After workout meal: Shaking my head sadly..I ended up going way overboard for this meal. I basically had a relapse to the old days. By that I mean I ate enough food for three people. i can't get down on myself, but it still wasn't a very smart move. So what did I have that was so bad? Here's the list. My one conciliation was I only had a half of a sandwich to go with the rest of the meal. The rest of the meal consisted of a full order of something called "Cheese Balls". What are Cheese Balls you ask, well they are exactly what the name conjures up. A big plate of Hawaiian rolls covered in loads of cheese baked in the oven and on the side a pizza dipping sauce. It was heaven and hell all wrapped up in one.
So because I over did it for "lunch" at least I wasn't very hungry for the rest of the day. I did eat another apple fritter though. Also had a Skinny Cow small cup sundae and a banana later in the evening.
I was feeling like I was moving backwards a bit today. Way overdid it for lunch and it's only Monday so I have the whole week ahead of me. I'll be curious as to how it plays out. If nothing else I've got Tabata to look forward to.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Day 259
Ha. I crack myself up sometimes. Okay so I was planning on run/walking around Lake Padden today as a start to preparing for the race in Oct. Much to my amusement I actually don't even know WHERE Lake Padden is. Wow. I thought I knew where this lake was but as it turns out that was an assumption on my part that didn't have any basis in fact. Never fear I still walked for an hour or so, it just wasn't around Lake Padden. I wandered around the woods surrounding the Fairhaven Park. I kept looking for a lake thinking I had to be close. In actuality I was about 15 or so miles away. Heh. I did enjoy the walk though. And I did do a tiny bit of jogging when I wasn't worrying about tripping or turning an ankle on tree roots criss-crossing the trail. I will probably try this area again for a change in walking as there seems to be a lot of trails with offshoots to explore. Which is basically what I did today. Just kept walking and exploring what's around the next bend. Always fun in my opinion.
So when I got home I had to Goggle Lake Padden. I now know where I'm supposed to be going and I'm going to think about visiting it later today. Edit: Didn't make it out like I thought I would. Next week for sure.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two egg frittata with garlic, broccoli, and stuffing. Had some cottage cheese so added that as an afterthought. Skinny bun with almond butter and a piece of bacon. Did have some Popchips with that also.
Had some Pistachios in the afternoon but will wait until dinner to eat anything substantial.
Dinner: 10 mini potstickers and a cereal bowl of the stuffing I made. I also had a 100cal bag of popcorn, a hard boiled egg, and later on I had a apple fritter.
So a somewhat weird day on the food front. In a way. With having the next day off I found myself in vacation mode. That equated to eating whatever I felt like and thus playing havoc with my plan of not over indulging on the weekend. I already have a sinking feeling about tomorrow.
So when I got home I had to Goggle Lake Padden. I now know where I'm supposed to be going and I'm going to think about visiting it later today. Edit: Didn't make it out like I thought I would. Next week for sure.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two egg frittata with garlic, broccoli, and stuffing. Had some cottage cheese so added that as an afterthought. Skinny bun with almond butter and a piece of bacon. Did have some Popchips with that also.
Had some Pistachios in the afternoon but will wait until dinner to eat anything substantial.
Dinner: 10 mini potstickers and a cereal bowl of the stuffing I made. I also had a 100cal bag of popcorn, a hard boiled egg, and later on I had a apple fritter.
So a somewhat weird day on the food front. In a way. With having the next day off I found myself in vacation mode. That equated to eating whatever I felt like and thus playing havoc with my plan of not over indulging on the weekend. I already have a sinking feeling about tomorrow.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Day 258
As I said on Friday the day I meet with L (today) I look forward to. That's due to the fact we will do something I haven't done. Today proved that positively. We focused on working towards the race in October. She had me doing exercises that were all about the bike ride aspect of the race. I loved it. I'm going to adjust my weekly workout accordingly. As a matter of fact here's what I think will be the routine for the next few weeks.
Sunday: walk/run around Padden ( possible bike ride on the race course)
Monday: cardio my normal with the upright bike thrown in there as a surprise
Tuesday: the core workout L showed me
Wednesday: TABATA INTERVALS!
Thursday: another workout L showed me this one focused on the bike
Friday: Day off (at least for now)
Saturday: Meet up with L for the weekly workout
So major change from what I've been doing. I think I need to get a weight training workout in there but we'll see. Tabata quite often involves weights so that could qualify. Of course I may work that in during my morning routine. Currently that's rather non existent but I'm sure once it gets sunnier I'll get out of bed more consistently. At least that's what I tell myself.
Okay here's the food for the day:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water
After workout meal: A hamburger and I added an egg, a slice of ham, tomato, avocado, and put this all on a skinny bun. I also had on the side cauliflower and baby carrots. Quite delicious and somewhat healthy. At least the cauliflower and baby carrots. I had those instead of onion rings or sweet potato fries.
After the hamburger I went out and did some errands. I did some research at various stores for the race. I went to Fairhaven Runners and asked about shoes. The clerk there told me the shoes I have currently are good enough. Also I asked about running classes (?) and he gave me some info for that query. I then went to Fanatik and asked about my bike. That is the new bike I will be purchasing for the race. It will be an up-grade from my current bike. It's a 29" inch frame and tire arrangement and will have a front shock. So getting fancy. I also purchased a trunk mounted bike rack so I won't have to stick my bike in the trunk of my car. Definitely a bonus and that will encourage me to go to places to ride my bike that aren't close to home.
It's later in the day after my errands and so I've drank some adult beverages. I've had some Pistachios but other wise will wait for dinnertime to arrive before eating anything else.
Dinner: Mini potsticker soup with cauliflower and broccoli. I also had some onion rings and breaded shrimps. I made some stuffing mixing in some veggie meat and sausage, so I had to have some of that also. I guess I over did it for dinner but ah well that's life. I will work out harder tomorrow. I hope.
This is a three day weekend for me. So I expect to take a goof off day on Sunday. I will still work out though. As a matter of fact the plan is to go to Lake Padden and walk the running course to get an idea of that part of the race. I might even do a run/walk type of program? We'll see.
Sunday: walk/run around Padden ( possible bike ride on the race course)
Monday: cardio my normal with the upright bike thrown in there as a surprise
Tuesday: the core workout L showed me
Wednesday: TABATA INTERVALS!
Thursday: another workout L showed me this one focused on the bike
Friday: Day off (at least for now)
Saturday: Meet up with L for the weekly workout
So major change from what I've been doing. I think I need to get a weight training workout in there but we'll see. Tabata quite often involves weights so that could qualify. Of course I may work that in during my morning routine. Currently that's rather non existent but I'm sure once it gets sunnier I'll get out of bed more consistently. At least that's what I tell myself.
Okay here's the food for the day:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water
After workout meal: A hamburger and I added an egg, a slice of ham, tomato, avocado, and put this all on a skinny bun. I also had on the side cauliflower and baby carrots. Quite delicious and somewhat healthy. At least the cauliflower and baby carrots. I had those instead of onion rings or sweet potato fries.
After the hamburger I went out and did some errands. I did some research at various stores for the race. I went to Fairhaven Runners and asked about shoes. The clerk there told me the shoes I have currently are good enough. Also I asked about running classes (?) and he gave me some info for that query. I then went to Fanatik and asked about my bike. That is the new bike I will be purchasing for the race. It will be an up-grade from my current bike. It's a 29" inch frame and tire arrangement and will have a front shock. So getting fancy. I also purchased a trunk mounted bike rack so I won't have to stick my bike in the trunk of my car. Definitely a bonus and that will encourage me to go to places to ride my bike that aren't close to home.
It's later in the day after my errands and so I've drank some adult beverages. I've had some Pistachios but other wise will wait for dinnertime to arrive before eating anything else.
Dinner: Mini potsticker soup with cauliflower and broccoli. I also had some onion rings and breaded shrimps. I made some stuffing mixing in some veggie meat and sausage, so I had to have some of that also. I guess I over did it for dinner but ah well that's life. I will work out harder tomorrow. I hope.
This is a three day weekend for me. So I expect to take a goof off day on Sunday. I will still work out though. As a matter of fact the plan is to go to Lake Padden and walk the running course to get an idea of that part of the race. I might even do a run/walk type of program? We'll see.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Day 257
Yay Friday! You gotta luv Friday. That is unless your work week doesn't end on Friday. In that case Friday is just another work day and I get that. For me though Friday is the end of the work week and it holds a special place in my heart. For more than the reason you might think. Yes it's the end of the work week but in addition, for me anyway, it's the day before I meet with L. I look forward to the day because I know we will do something I've never done before. So my body will get a chance to be challenged. Granted when I do Tabata it's a challenge to my body but still I know L will bring it. Okay I hope what I just typed won't come back to bite me. L that wasn't a "challenge accepted" type of comment. ;) I just know I will be challenged in one way or another by L and I'll learn more about what it takes to live a fuller life. Sorry if that got a bit metaphysical but it's the truth. Okay enough about me, let's talk about food:
Breakfast: Egg, ham, turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt (no almonds)
Lunch: Chile Releno with spinach and broccoli.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Burrito from the taco truck restaurant. It was rice, cabbage with Asada (steak). I added cottage cheese. Later in the evening I had a very small bowl of split pea soup mixed with crackers and Parmesan cheese.
So in the evening I ended up going to friends for a game. I ate before I went and took my water bottle with lemon in it. Also took one of the ginger beer drinks (non alcohol) but did have an adult beverage. I feel like I did very well overall for the evening. Frankly normally I would have probably eaten the burrito and then had more food as the night went on. So patting myself on the back for the restraint . Yay me.
Breakfast: Egg, ham, turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek yogurt (no almonds)
Lunch: Chile Releno with spinach and broccoli.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Burrito from the taco truck restaurant. It was rice, cabbage with Asada (steak). I added cottage cheese. Later in the evening I had a very small bowl of split pea soup mixed with crackers and Parmesan cheese.
So in the evening I ended up going to friends for a game. I ate before I went and took my water bottle with lemon in it. Also took one of the ginger beer drinks (non alcohol) but did have an adult beverage. I feel like I did very well overall for the evening. Frankly normally I would have probably eaten the burrito and then had more food as the night went on. So patting myself on the back for the restraint . Yay me.
Day 256
Day after Tabata!. In case you're wondering, yes the exclamation point is supposed to be there. It just feels right to say TAbata with an exclamation point. I feel good so I didn't over do it in Tabata but at the same time I know I worked a bit harder than normal. And that's what I wanted out of it. I realize I've taken it easy in a way in the past. I'm stronger and fitter than I think or imagine. Plus the procrastinator in me wants to shine it on and convince myself I'm working hard. Wow I can't believe I admitted that to myself. I guess I need to work harder and maybe I'll see the results I've been looking for in the past year. Of course I could also be setting myself up for some injuries so gotta temper the enthusiasm with cold hard facts. I'm not an athlete so I need to ease into this workout thing I've set myself up for. At the same time I want to do it.
Okay enough philosophizing on to what I ate (as we know that's what actually causes the issues):
Breakfast: Egg, ham, turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Skipped snack
Lunch: Low carb wrap with broccoli, spinach, quinoa patty, tomato, carrot shreds, and BBQ sauce.
Technically 1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Greek yogurt. Hummus with cauliflower and baby carrots. Pistachios, which I've had all week but I don't think I've included them in the list before now. Also the 5 seed cookie and the rice cracker snack.
I did cardio tonight but instead of the stair stepper I did the upright bike and tried to up the ante during the hill segment. It was a bit awkward but I got a good idea of how I will try to use this apparatus in the future. I of course speak of the training for the biathlon. Which is in 10 months. Yikes.
Okay enough philosophizing on to what I ate (as we know that's what actually causes the issues):
Breakfast: Egg, ham, turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado on a skinny bun. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
Skipped snack
Lunch: Low carb wrap with broccoli, spinach, quinoa patty, tomato, carrot shreds, and BBQ sauce.
Technically 1st snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Greek yogurt. Hummus with cauliflower and baby carrots. Pistachios, which I've had all week but I don't think I've included them in the list before now. Also the 5 seed cookie and the rice cracker snack.
I did cardio tonight but instead of the stair stepper I did the upright bike and tried to up the ante during the hill segment. It was a bit awkward but I got a good idea of how I will try to use this apparatus in the future. I of course speak of the training for the biathlon. Which is in 10 months. Yikes.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Day 255
TABATA !!!! Sorry couldn't help it. I did Tabata tonight and I tried to up the ante. We did squats with a press up and I used an 8lb weight. In the past I'd used a 5lb weight so it was a bit more intense. On the others I tried to put more effort into the movements and I felt like I succeeded. So another good Tabata workout. I also started my day out better as I was able to at least get out of bed earlier than yesterday. Not a whole lot earlier but still earlier. Darn winter darkness. Alright here's the list for today:
Breakfast: Egg, ham, and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with broccoli, spinach, carrot shreds, BBQ sauce, and quinoa patty. Wrap was a low carb wrap.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Mini potstickes in soup with cauliflower and quinoa. Also had a Tipalia fillet. A 5 seed cookie and the rice cake snack. Drank a ginger drink, natural soda.
Again Tabata was the workout of choice today. The instructor mentioned that L had told her about my entering the biathlon so more and more people are becoming aware of my goal. I guess that means I'm going to have to actually do this thing. Heaven help me. ;)
Breakfast: Egg, ham, and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Wrap with broccoli, spinach, carrot shreds, BBQ sauce, and quinoa patty. Wrap was a low carb wrap.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Mini potstickes in soup with cauliflower and quinoa. Also had a Tipalia fillet. A 5 seed cookie and the rice cake snack. Drank a ginger drink, natural soda.
Again Tabata was the workout of choice today. The instructor mentioned that L had told her about my entering the biathlon so more and more people are becoming aware of my goal. I guess that means I'm going to have to actually do this thing. Heaven help me. ;)
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Day 254
New day different day. Did my "get out of bed with barely enough time to get to work" thing today. I woke up and did my truncated morning routine and headed into work. Didn't eat breakfast, but had a Larabar when I got to work. I did drink my 20oz of cold water though. Here's the rest of the day:
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Low carb wrap with quinoa, broccoli, spinach, carrot shreds, and some BBQ sauce for flavor.
2nd snack: Two slices of toasted whole wheat low carb bread with peanut butter
Dinner: Combo of Greek yogurt, hummus, baby carrots, cauliflower, 5 seed grain cookie, and the rice cake for a snack later.
I did the workout routine L showed me on Sat. It was fine and I added some extra exercises that she suggested. I did legs but not squats or lunges as that's why I did this type of a workout, to avoid those types of moves. I want to give my knees a break from the cardio movements. Of course with Tabata coming tomorrow I'm trying to save myself for that. For now that's the day before Tabata plan so that I won't get burned out from over training. I think I'm happier doing that. Now I just need to figure out a day or two to do actual weights, I think.
So I'm going to have to think about starting to work in some actual running. That's so I can start to train for the race in October. The training is next on the agenda.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Low carb wrap with quinoa, broccoli, spinach, carrot shreds, and some BBQ sauce for flavor.
2nd snack: Two slices of toasted whole wheat low carb bread with peanut butter
Dinner: Combo of Greek yogurt, hummus, baby carrots, cauliflower, 5 seed grain cookie, and the rice cake for a snack later.
I did the workout routine L showed me on Sat. It was fine and I added some extra exercises that she suggested. I did legs but not squats or lunges as that's why I did this type of a workout, to avoid those types of moves. I want to give my knees a break from the cardio movements. Of course with Tabata coming tomorrow I'm trying to save myself for that. For now that's the day before Tabata plan so that I won't get burned out from over training. I think I'm happier doing that. Now I just need to figure out a day or two to do actual weights, I think.
So I'm going to have to think about starting to work in some actual running. That's so I can start to train for the race in October. The training is next on the agenda.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Day 253
The start of the new work week and I'm setting out to make some changes. I am hoping to start a new workout regime and help myself not get burned out from over extending myself. I'm skipping cardio for a day and trying to give my knees and shoulder joints a rest. I'm using body weight and bands along with the exercise ball to create a workout. I'm planning on that approach for tomorrow's workout. Tonight will be cardio as usual.
I'm also trying to continue the eating less method. So this week will be quinoa burgers as a wrap with spinach and broccoli.
Okay here's the list for today:
Breakfast: Egg and ham patty with a slice of turkey on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: So I didn't eat the Mexicali salad that I had brought to the game on Sunday so I ate it today. I added a tomato and a quinoa patty.
2nd snack: Was supposed to be a Larabar but the boss brought in DONUT HOLES! OMG! I can't win. Of course I ate way more than I should have. It's funny but sometimes you just can't win and definitely I didn't even try to not eat the donut holes.
Dinner: So dinner this week will be a hodge podge of stuff. First up is cauliflower, baby carrots, and hummus. Followed by pistachios and the seed bar. And finished up with a Greek yogurt. Oh a bit later had a puffed rice cake thing.
I'm also trying to continue the eating less method. So this week will be quinoa burgers as a wrap with spinach and broccoli.
Okay here's the list for today:
Breakfast: Egg and ham patty with a slice of turkey on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: So I didn't eat the Mexicali salad that I had brought to the game on Sunday so I ate it today. I added a tomato and a quinoa patty.
2nd snack: Was supposed to be a Larabar but the boss brought in DONUT HOLES! OMG! I can't win. Of course I ate way more than I should have. It's funny but sometimes you just can't win and definitely I didn't even try to not eat the donut holes.
Dinner: So dinner this week will be a hodge podge of stuff. First up is cauliflower, baby carrots, and hummus. Followed by pistachios and the seed bar. And finished up with a Greek yogurt. Oh a bit later had a puffed rice cake thing.
Day 252
So it's still the weekend and I'm going to start hanging out with my gaming friends again. I'm trying to not go crazy and eat a ton of junk like I used to do when we met on Saturday nights. It will be during the day so my plan is to eat a good lunch and then have healthy options for the rest of the day. So here's what I did:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A turkey burger on a skinny bun with an egg, a ham patty, tomato, and avocado. Had some cauliflower on the side. It was quite filling and I felt satisfied to take on the challenge of the game day.
For the rest of the day I had brought a Mexicali salad from TJ's along with cauliflower, carrots, and hummus. I also picked up some rice cake type of snack from TJ's to try out. There were chips (really?) and salsa which I indulged in. Also there was some fake guacamole and sour cream to dip the chips in. There were some snack cakes and a ginger soda. In addition I had a Fiber One bar and drank water with a lemon in it. No real soda, the ginger soda was more of a natural drink.
So I ended up not eating the salad but everything else was eaten. I did feel like I overindulged but not on the really bad stuff but on the veggies and hummus. I did have more chips than I should have but overall I think I made some good choices. Now to keep that going for the future. We are not meeting for two weeks but after that it will be a weekly thing. So my work is cut out for me. Especially since I need to start thinking about the race in October. I refuse to sabotage myself.
I did go to the gym in the morning and did a cardio workout. I plan on getting outside on Sunday's to walk the course that the race will be on. I want to be familiar with it so I can know what's ahead of me.
Oh as an aside I was re-reading a previous post and I need to make a correction. I stated that I was only three posts away from posting for a year. Math was never my best class but I really blew this one. As you can see from the heading of this post it's Day 252 so I think that means I'm 103 days away from a year? I got excited and just forgot that the total number of posts are not related to the blog when I started this journey but from before. I officially started this section of the blog on Jan 22 2012. So on the 22nd of Jan it will have been one year but still not 365 days of posting. I'm going to have to look at that as it seems like it should be. I've not skipped any days that I remember.
Breakfast: Greek yogurt and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: A turkey burger on a skinny bun with an egg, a ham patty, tomato, and avocado. Had some cauliflower on the side. It was quite filling and I felt satisfied to take on the challenge of the game day.
For the rest of the day I had brought a Mexicali salad from TJ's along with cauliflower, carrots, and hummus. I also picked up some rice cake type of snack from TJ's to try out. There were chips (really?) and salsa which I indulged in. Also there was some fake guacamole and sour cream to dip the chips in. There were some snack cakes and a ginger soda. In addition I had a Fiber One bar and drank water with a lemon in it. No real soda, the ginger soda was more of a natural drink.
So I ended up not eating the salad but everything else was eaten. I did feel like I overindulged but not on the really bad stuff but on the veggies and hummus. I did have more chips than I should have but overall I think I made some good choices. Now to keep that going for the future. We are not meeting for two weeks but after that it will be a weekly thing. So my work is cut out for me. Especially since I need to start thinking about the race in October. I refuse to sabotage myself.
I did go to the gym in the morning and did a cardio workout. I plan on getting outside on Sunday's to walk the course that the race will be on. I want to be familiar with it so I can know what's ahead of me.
Oh as an aside I was re-reading a previous post and I need to make a correction. I stated that I was only three posts away from posting for a year. Math was never my best class but I really blew this one. As you can see from the heading of this post it's Day 252 so I think that means I'm 103 days away from a year? I got excited and just forgot that the total number of posts are not related to the blog when I started this journey but from before. I officially started this section of the blog on Jan 22 2012. So on the 22nd of Jan it will have been one year but still not 365 days of posting. I'm going to have to look at that as it seems like it should be. I've not skipped any days that I remember.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Day 251
It's meet with L day. A day I look forward to every week. We go over what I've done in the past week and she puts me through a workout. At the same time we talk about the future, hence the biathlon in October. She gives me advice about all things fitness and health-wise in and out of the gym. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm glad I met her.
Okay so it is a Saturday and as usual I have to be careful to not over indulge. The weekend is always an issue. I've started a new program though where I come home, eat my after workout meal and then go out grocery shopping. It doesn't take the whole day, but it still helps to get out of the house. Rather then sitting around watching movies or playing video games.
So that's what I did today and here's what I ate:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two mini Greek pizza's from TJ's. Made them into sandwiches with a chicken patty and an egg. Baby carrots and hummus on the side and a peach/green tea drink.
Did rather well and didn't eat again until the evening. During the day I made up some quinoa and tried to make burgers with it. I mixed in some black beans and an egg and then fried them up. Not bad. I will eat them for lunch in the coming week. Planning on wraps with them and some veggies.
Dinner: Mini wonton's in soup with broccoli and carrots. Mixed in some quinoa with the soup. I was still hungry so had a quinoa burger on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Couldn't help it, as I was frying the burger they smelled so good. I hope the wraps won't be too bland. I think I will take some BBQ sauce to liven the wrap up.
L and I talked about a low impact but still aggressive workout to offset the workouts I'm doing on the cardio equipment and the Tabata workout. I want to get in a great workout but try to mitigate over working my knees and shoulders. I think the plan we talked about will be satisfying for me.
Okay so it is a Saturday and as usual I have to be careful to not over indulge. The weekend is always an issue. I've started a new program though where I come home, eat my after workout meal and then go out grocery shopping. It doesn't take the whole day, but it still helps to get out of the house. Rather then sitting around watching movies or playing video games.
So that's what I did today and here's what I ate:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two mini Greek pizza's from TJ's. Made them into sandwiches with a chicken patty and an egg. Baby carrots and hummus on the side and a peach/green tea drink.
Did rather well and didn't eat again until the evening. During the day I made up some quinoa and tried to make burgers with it. I mixed in some black beans and an egg and then fried them up. Not bad. I will eat them for lunch in the coming week. Planning on wraps with them and some veggies.
Dinner: Mini wonton's in soup with broccoli and carrots. Mixed in some quinoa with the soup. I was still hungry so had a quinoa burger on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Couldn't help it, as I was frying the burger they smelled so good. I hope the wraps won't be too bland. I think I will take some BBQ sauce to liven the wrap up.
L and I talked about a low impact but still aggressive workout to offset the workouts I'm doing on the cardio equipment and the Tabata workout. I want to get in a great workout but try to mitigate over working my knees and shoulders. I think the plan we talked about will be satisfying for me.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Day 250
So I just noticed by the post count that I'm almost at the year marker. Only three to go after this one. Wait 2012 was a leap year so four more to go for a years worth. Wow I really wasn't sure I could keep this up and now it seems like a normal part of my day to post these entries. I hope some people are enjoying my ramblings. Of course the three or four people who read this are probably are. Heh. Thanx you know who you are. I am going to keep this up for the foreseeable future at this point. Of course now I will also chronicle my descent into duathalon training and the torture that involves. Ha I just noticed that I'm one view away from 2200 total views. Probably not that notable but it still seems like a milestone. Neat.
Okay so here's what I did today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Had a salad from TJ's this time. Wasn't the best. It was arugula with some chicken (very small amount), quinoa mixed with couscous, I added a tomato and went with the dressing supplied along with some salsa. It was just okay but I didn't feel hungry afterwards so I guess it did it's job.
2nd snack: A Luna bar. I'd been given the bar and finally decided to eat it. Wow it tasted almost like medicine. Can't really describe the taste but know I'm glad I had one so I know not to buy any. It's one redeeming factor was it was covered in chocolate. Didn't really help but made it somewhat palatable.
Dinner: Two mine Greek pizza's from TJ's. They are basically just spinach and small bits of onion on plain pizza dough. Actually quite good. I smeared some of the Artichoke Bruschetta from last night on them again. I did have some baby carrots and hummus a bit later in the evening as a snack. I keep forgetting that all this week I've been eating the baby carrots and hummus along with the evening meals. Not trying to cheat. I just seem to have a mental block when it comes to including them. I try to record everything I eat but sometimes......
I worked the late shift today. That just made my meals happen at a different time than the usual but overall didn't really change anything. Tomorrow is my day with L so back at it after taking a couple of days off. I look forward to getting back.
Okay so here's what I did today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Had a salad from TJ's this time. Wasn't the best. It was arugula with some chicken (very small amount), quinoa mixed with couscous, I added a tomato and went with the dressing supplied along with some salsa. It was just okay but I didn't feel hungry afterwards so I guess it did it's job.
2nd snack: A Luna bar. I'd been given the bar and finally decided to eat it. Wow it tasted almost like medicine. Can't really describe the taste but know I'm glad I had one so I know not to buy any. It's one redeeming factor was it was covered in chocolate. Didn't really help but made it somewhat palatable.
Dinner: Two mine Greek pizza's from TJ's. They are basically just spinach and small bits of onion on plain pizza dough. Actually quite good. I smeared some of the Artichoke Bruschetta from last night on them again. I did have some baby carrots and hummus a bit later in the evening as a snack. I keep forgetting that all this week I've been eating the baby carrots and hummus along with the evening meals. Not trying to cheat. I just seem to have a mental block when it comes to including them. I try to record everything I eat but sometimes......
I worked the late shift today. That just made my meals happen at a different time than the usual but overall didn't really change anything. Tomorrow is my day with L so back at it after taking a couple of days off. I look forward to getting back.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Day 349
Since I haven't talked about this yet I'm going to put it in writing to make it real. I've decided after talking to L that I'm going to commit to an "event" later this year. It's a Duathalon. It consists of two running segments around a mountain biking segment. The running part is 2.6 miles each and the biking is 4 miles (?). L feels it would be good for me and I agree as I'd like to try something different. I will need to ask her about training though and am not sure if I'm going to like the answer (mental head slap). It's not until October so I've got some time, good thing too. Not real excited about the running part but definitely looking forward to the biking part, especially once I get the new mountain bike I'm planning on.
So it's the day after Tabata and again I feel fine. I left the gym last nite and figured I'd feel good today and I was right. Does that mean I need to go for the harder versions of the exercises in the Tabata segments? I'm thinking so, otherwise I'm just going thru the motions and not getting the full benefits of the workout. Crap, I don't want to throw up. Heh.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa mixed with salmon, cauliflower, carrot shreds, tomato, and salsa for dressing. Again a slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Two mini Greek pizza's from TJ's with some Artichoke Bruschetta spread on top. Also 3-4 handfuls of almonds a bit later in the evening.
Skipped working out today. I've felt a bit off and so am thinking I'm over training and I need to take it easy for an extra day. This means I will only work out 5 days this week instead of my usual 6. It always feels weird when I don't go to the gym if it's one of my usual days. I also skipped because I went to the chiropractor due to my back and neck feeling out of whack. Funny way of putting it when I'm going to the chiropractor. We'll see how I feel in the morning.
So it's the day after Tabata and again I feel fine. I left the gym last nite and figured I'd feel good today and I was right. Does that mean I need to go for the harder versions of the exercises in the Tabata segments? I'm thinking so, otherwise I'm just going thru the motions and not getting the full benefits of the workout. Crap, I don't want to throw up. Heh.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich with skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa mixed with salmon, cauliflower, carrot shreds, tomato, and salsa for dressing. Again a slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Two mini Greek pizza's from TJ's with some Artichoke Bruschetta spread on top. Also 3-4 handfuls of almonds a bit later in the evening.
Skipped working out today. I've felt a bit off and so am thinking I'm over training and I need to take it easy for an extra day. This means I will only work out 5 days this week instead of my usual 6. It always feels weird when I don't go to the gym if it's one of my usual days. I also skipped because I went to the chiropractor due to my back and neck feeling out of whack. Funny way of putting it when I'm going to the chiropractor. We'll see how I feel in the morning.
Day 348
TABATA!! Yes it's that day of the week again. Tonight there was just one other person in the class. So far it's been two or three but mostly me and someone else. I really like the workout as it's always different. I'm feeling a bit off this week and so am hoping that Tabata will pick me up. If previous experience is anything I'm sure I'll feel more with it afterwards. Okay here's the list for today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, quinoa mixed with salmon, cauliflower, carrot shreds and salsa for lunch. Today I had a slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Two egg frattata with spinach, broccoli, carrot shreds, and a chicken patty. Added cottage cheese and salsa to top it off. Later on in the evening I had a banana.
As I said I'd been feeling a bit off so far this week and so Tabata was going to get me feeling more like normal. Not sure why I'm feeling this way other than my knees and legs seem to just not feel like normal. Can't really describe it so I'm going to take tomorrow off and stay home. I'm going to hit the chiropractor and see if that helps any as my back and neck have also not felt normal.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with tomato, quinoa mixed with salmon, cauliflower, carrot shreds and salsa for lunch. Today I had a slice of whole wheat toast and peanut butter.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Two egg frattata with spinach, broccoli, carrot shreds, and a chicken patty. Added cottage cheese and salsa to top it off. Later on in the evening I had a banana.
As I said I'd been feeling a bit off so far this week and so Tabata was going to get me feeling more like normal. Not sure why I'm feeling this way other than my knees and legs seem to just not feel like normal. Can't really describe it so I'm going to take tomorrow off and stay home. I'm going to hit the chiropractor and see if that helps any as my back and neck have also not felt normal.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Day 347
Today I really slept in and I'm still not sure why I'm having so much trouble getting up in the morning. I did notice that because of drinking more water during the day I did go to the bathroom a few more times than normal. Heh. One of the hazards of drinking more fluids I guess. At least I know it's a good thing that I'm drinking more water. It makes the inconvenience of having to go to the bathroom more often worth it. So here's what else I put in my body today:
Breakfast: An Apple Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa mixed with salmon, tomato, cauliflower, carrot shreds, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Sliced pear with cottage cheese and salsa with some quinoa.
Was feeling like I'd over trained so didn't do the whole cardio workout I normally do. I still got in a workout it just wasn't the full 50min like I usually do. Tomorrow is TABATA INTERVALS so I'm going to make it up then.
Breakfast: An Apple Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with quinoa mixed with salmon, tomato, cauliflower, carrot shreds, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Peanut Butter Larabar
Dinner: Sliced pear with cottage cheese and salsa with some quinoa.
Was feeling like I'd over trained so didn't do the whole cardio workout I normally do. I still got in a workout it just wasn't the full 50min like I usually do. Tomorrow is TABATA INTERVALS so I'm going to make it up then.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Day 346
The start of the new work week and I'm starting to cut back on portion size. I looked at the container I take my lunch in, a salad, and it holds four cups of salad. The other container holds 5 1/4 cups of salad. So I'm cutting back some and still feeling satisfied with the lunch. I'm trying to inject more protein as the theory is that protein will satisfy your hunger. So quinoa is a staple of the salads I'm making. I think I will experiment next with a straight forward quinoa salad and see how that goes. Okay here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, carrot shreds, tomato, quinoa mixed with salmon, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Sliced pear mixed with cottage cheese, quinoa, and salsa. I actually measured a serving of cottage cheese (1/2 cup) to see what it looked like. I've been pretty much giving myself a serving when I have cottage cheese. That was a good surprise.
I started using the new water bottle today. It was a funny story at first though as I could not get the nipple fixture to work. It has one of the openings that you bite and suck to get the water out. It has a straw so that I don't have to tip the bottle up to drink. Anyway once I figured out how to work the bottle I went to town and drank almost the entire bottle (32oz) by lunch time. So I'm off to a good start. However I did notice that when I was busy I still forget to drink but I'm going to work on that.
Went to the gym and did cardio. As the new year is upon us the gym was rather busy but I was still able to get in my workout.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, carrot shreds, tomato, quinoa mixed with salmon, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Apple Pie Larabar
Dinner: Sliced pear mixed with cottage cheese, quinoa, and salsa. I actually measured a serving of cottage cheese (1/2 cup) to see what it looked like. I've been pretty much giving myself a serving when I have cottage cheese. That was a good surprise.
I started using the new water bottle today. It was a funny story at first though as I could not get the nipple fixture to work. It has one of the openings that you bite and suck to get the water out. It has a straw so that I don't have to tip the bottle up to drink. Anyway once I figured out how to work the bottle I went to town and drank almost the entire bottle (32oz) by lunch time. So I'm off to a good start. However I did notice that when I was busy I still forget to drink but I'm going to work on that.
Went to the gym and did cardio. As the new year is upon us the gym was rather busy but I was still able to get in my workout.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Day 345
Got up, ate breakfast, went to the gym, got my hair cut, bought groceries, came home. There's my morning in a nutshell. Quite exciting. Now let me expand on those thoughts:
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two fillets of Tipalia with broccoli mixed with two eggs and cottage cheese with salsa. The fish was fried with a blackened spice coating. It was quite delish.
The rest of the day was taken up with doing laundry and trying to not feel hungry. I succeeded and so felt like it was a victory. I did have a cookie bar from TJ's that was fairly healthy with lots of seeds in it. Almonds, flax, and some others I don't remember. It was very good tasting. And satisfying.
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, quinoa, carrot shreds, tomato, cottage cheese, and a baked chicken breast, plus salsa for dressing. A bit later had a Snickers candy bar.
Finally the holiday treats are GONE! Uh oh looks like I'll have to go cold turkey. I've been eating holiday treats for the last 3 weeks. As I showed yesterday they didn't cause any weight gain but now I've got a craving for sugary, chewy, bad for me, treats. I really don't see how a person could keep from going sugar mental when the stuff is so readily available. It was a battle every day to not over indulge and binge big time on the treats. Of course it's easy to justify as it's only "once a year".
The gym workout today was a weight workout. A combo of L and I as I used some of her earlier workouts with weights and added a few twists that I like. I really enjoyed it.
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two fillets of Tipalia with broccoli mixed with two eggs and cottage cheese with salsa. The fish was fried with a blackened spice coating. It was quite delish.
The rest of the day was taken up with doing laundry and trying to not feel hungry. I succeeded and so felt like it was a victory. I did have a cookie bar from TJ's that was fairly healthy with lots of seeds in it. Almonds, flax, and some others I don't remember. It was very good tasting. And satisfying.
Dinner: Spinach salad with cauliflower, quinoa, carrot shreds, tomato, cottage cheese, and a baked chicken breast, plus salsa for dressing. A bit later had a Snickers candy bar.
Finally the holiday treats are GONE! Uh oh looks like I'll have to go cold turkey. I've been eating holiday treats for the last 3 weeks. As I showed yesterday they didn't cause any weight gain but now I've got a craving for sugary, chewy, bad for me, treats. I really don't see how a person could keep from going sugar mental when the stuff is so readily available. It was a battle every day to not over indulge and binge big time on the treats. Of course it's easy to justify as it's only "once a year".
The gym workout today was a weight workout. A combo of L and I as I used some of her earlier workouts with weights and added a few twists that I like. I really enjoyed it.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Day 344
238. As I said earlier a year ago it was 258. I'm rather impressed that it wasn't a bigger number this morning considering the last three weeks. I guess the holiday treats weren't as bad as I thought. Ha okay stop right there. See that's the mindset I have to combat this year. The holiday treats may not have been really bad but they are still bad. The working out is good but food has to be a bit more controlled. I just read the ultimate formula for weight loss. Calories in minus calories out equals weight loss. So if my workout expends 300 calories I'd better not eat that whole pizza in one sitting. If I'm not counting calories (and I'm not) I'd better get my act together as far as portion control is concerned. I think I'm putting that formula on my refrigerator, so I see it whenever I open the door. Here's how I did today:
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two egg frattata with broccoli, onion, quinoa, tomato and a slice of turkey on a skinny bun with almond butter.
After eating the meal I went to REI and picked up a water bottle with a straw attachment. I'm now set for one of my 2013 goals (not a resolution!). I also purchased some new biking gloves. My old pair have been around for about 20 years so they needed to be replaced. These are a bit fancier but they are padded like my old pair. I look forward to my first ride wearing them!
Dinner: Went a bit off the reservation for dinner. Had 6 bacon wrapped scallops, 10 onion rings, 8 breaded shrimps. Also had a turkey burger with bacon and guacamole on toasted whole wheat bread. So definitely broke the moderation rule. Also the weight loss formula. ;( I will say though I didn't feel bloated full just full. More adult beverages and holiday treats. Can't skip tomorrow's workout for sure. Not that I would but it's good to put it in writing.
Here's an added thought. Later in the evening I felt hunger. Quite silly of me so I ignored it and drank water to help control the urge. I'm glad I didn't have any chips or cookies as they would have been eaten.
Breakfast: Cherry Pie Larabar and 20oz of cold water.
After workout meal: Two egg frattata with broccoli, onion, quinoa, tomato and a slice of turkey on a skinny bun with almond butter.
After eating the meal I went to REI and picked up a water bottle with a straw attachment. I'm now set for one of my 2013 goals (not a resolution!). I also purchased some new biking gloves. My old pair have been around for about 20 years so they needed to be replaced. These are a bit fancier but they are padded like my old pair. I look forward to my first ride wearing them!
Dinner: Went a bit off the reservation for dinner. Had 6 bacon wrapped scallops, 10 onion rings, 8 breaded shrimps. Also had a turkey burger with bacon and guacamole on toasted whole wheat bread. So definitely broke the moderation rule. Also the weight loss formula. ;( I will say though I didn't feel bloated full just full. More adult beverages and holiday treats. Can't skip tomorrow's workout for sure. Not that I would but it's good to put it in writing.
Here's an added thought. Later in the evening I felt hunger. Quite silly of me so I ignored it and drank water to help control the urge. I'm glad I didn't have any chips or cookies as they would have been eaten.
Day 343
So day before meeting with L for the first time in 2013. I've noticed that once summer was over I have trouble getting out of bed in the morning like I'm used to. I guess it's due to the morning being darker? Or I'm just getting lazy. Anyway today was one of those days. I ended up resetting my alarm for an hour later than I normally get up. So my morning routine was very truncated. I didn't eat breakfast technically just waited until I got to work. Otherwise it was a normal day for a Friday. No gym but I'm sure L will make up for that tomorrow. Here's how it went:
Breakfast: As I said didn't eat breakfast at home. I did drink my 20oz of cold water thought. Had an Apple Pie Larabar at work.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Chile Releno from TJ's mixed in with some quinoa and beet. Then the boss brought in some Chinese food appetizers. Egg rolls, breaded chicken, and crab rangoon. I then ate some of that and an interesting thing happened. I won't go into detail but let's say I think my body wasn't happy with the deep fried goodness I had enjoyed. I will need to remember that in the future. I'm not disappointed with this discovery but it's a bit bothersome. I don't limit myself when it comes to foods I like. At the same time I'm not a happy camper when my digestive system rejects these foods I enjoy. Hmm moderation I guess.
2nd snack: Again some more of the Chinese food ( I know) this time though a very small sampling and this is how it will have to be I guess. No reaction this time so thumbs up to moderation.
Dinner: Hamburger with bacon, guacamole, and spinach on a skinny bun. Had some more of the inevitable holiday treats. They are almost gone! I did partake of some adult beverages also.
It will be the first meeting of 2013 with L. I'm sure we will be discussing stuff and she will put me through a workout that will make me sweat. I look forward to continuing our relationship for my health. Now I just have to continue to keep it up when I'm not working out with L. Oh joy.
Breakfast: As I said didn't eat breakfast at home. I did drink my 20oz of cold water thought. Had an Apple Pie Larabar at work.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Chile Releno from TJ's mixed in with some quinoa and beet. Then the boss brought in some Chinese food appetizers. Egg rolls, breaded chicken, and crab rangoon. I then ate some of that and an interesting thing happened. I won't go into detail but let's say I think my body wasn't happy with the deep fried goodness I had enjoyed. I will need to remember that in the future. I'm not disappointed with this discovery but it's a bit bothersome. I don't limit myself when it comes to foods I like. At the same time I'm not a happy camper when my digestive system rejects these foods I enjoy. Hmm moderation I guess.
2nd snack: Again some more of the Chinese food ( I know) this time though a very small sampling and this is how it will have to be I guess. No reaction this time so thumbs up to moderation.
Dinner: Hamburger with bacon, guacamole, and spinach on a skinny bun. Had some more of the inevitable holiday treats. They are almost gone! I did partake of some adult beverages also.
It will be the first meeting of 2013 with L. I'm sure we will be discussing stuff and she will put me through a workout that will make me sweat. I look forward to continuing our relationship for my health. Now I just have to continue to keep it up when I'm not working out with L. Oh joy.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Day 342
Not much to say about today. I feel fine the day after Tabata so that's a good thing. I'm thinking I'll need to up the intensity here in a few more sessions. Of course don't want to overdo it so we'll see. Went to the gym after work and did cardio. Besides that all I did was eat:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, quinoa, veggie meat, tomato, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Dinner: Quinoa with cauliflower, broccoli, and veggie meat with salsa. Holiday treats again. They will be gone soon!
I think I will weigh in on Saturday. It will be the first session of the new year with L so it will give me a base line for the coming year. I'm rather hoping I won't show a weight gain but will not be surprised after all of the holiday treats I've eaten in the last few weeks.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with tomato and avocado. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, quinoa, veggie meat, tomato, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Dinner: Quinoa with cauliflower, broccoli, and veggie meat with salsa. Holiday treats again. They will be gone soon!
I think I will weigh in on Saturday. It will be the first session of the new year with L so it will give me a base line for the coming year. I'm rather hoping I won't show a weight gain but will not be surprised after all of the holiday treats I've eaten in the last few weeks.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Day 341
TABATA INTERVALS! Back at it today. Went to the gym and did the Tabata. It was a small class with only myself and one other participant besides the instructor. I still got a good workout and we did sprints. I was a bit worried about the sprints as I'm not a runner but it was fine.
This is the second day of the new year and I'm starting to adjust my portion size. The main change is in lunch. I'm trying to pack more protein and downsize the portion overall. The salads are going into smaller containers as a way to force a smaller portion. It will be a trial and error method of experimenting to determine how much is the right amount. Next will be dinner. That will be a bit easier I think. Alright here's the damage for today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with guacamole and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, veggie meat, quinoa, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: The new part of the program is a slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Dinner: Tonight I had a turkey burger with bacon and guacamole on a chiabatta bun. Added tomato, spinach, and cheese. Of course the inevitable holiday treats. Man oh man they should be gone soon, I hope. A bit later had a bag of 100cal popcorn.
So it was Tabata tonight at the gym. I got another great workout and so continue to like the Tabata Intervals.
So today was the start of the new program. What with the smaller lunch and the afternoon snack I'm working on creating a new habit. I'll try to continue with this in the coming weeks. And please let me finish off the holiday treats so I can get back to complete normal.
This is the second day of the new year and I'm starting to adjust my portion size. The main change is in lunch. I'm trying to pack more protein and downsize the portion overall. The salads are going into smaller containers as a way to force a smaller portion. It will be a trial and error method of experimenting to determine how much is the right amount. Next will be dinner. That will be a bit easier I think. Alright here's the damage for today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with guacamole and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with cauliflower, tomato, veggie meat, quinoa, and salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: The new part of the program is a slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter
Dinner: Tonight I had a turkey burger with bacon and guacamole on a chiabatta bun. Added tomato, spinach, and cheese. Of course the inevitable holiday treats. Man oh man they should be gone soon, I hope. A bit later had a bag of 100cal popcorn.
So it was Tabata tonight at the gym. I got another great workout and so continue to like the Tabata Intervals.
So today was the start of the new program. What with the smaller lunch and the afternoon snack I'm working on creating a new habit. I'll try to continue with this in the coming weeks. And please let me finish off the holiday treats so I can get back to complete normal.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Day 340
It's the new year. Looking backwards to this time a year ago is interesting. I weighed in at @258lbs. Today I weigh in @238lbs. So in approximately 12 months I've lost 20lbs. I've gone from wearing 46" waist pants to 42". I've gone from wearing 2XL shirts to XL shirts. I feel better and I do look a bit better. The jury's still out on how well I look but I can see some improvements. I don't huff and puff when walking up stairs (unless L is working me) and my body in general feels tighter.
So as I've said I don't do resolutions but there are some things I'd like to change or improve on. One I've mentioned as wanting to drink more water during the work day. I plan on purchasing a water bottle that will help me achieve that goal. My work can be so busy that I dont' have time to pick up my water bottle and open it, take a drink and close it. So I want a bottle that has a straw opening so I don't have to tilt it up, I can just drink. I'd like to gain arm strength and endurance for shooting and leg strength for mountain biking. I'd like to expand my social circle to include some potential for meeting the opposite sex. So there we go some stuff to work on in the coming year. Oh yeah plus I'd like to continue losing weight and gaining definition with my body. Come to me in six months and ask me how I'm doing. I will say I've kept my promise everyday to myself and will continue to keep striving for the future.
So today is the first day of the new year and I started it off with a bang. Heh, actually I slept in. I didn't get up until noon. I still got in a walk but didn't workout per se. Still it was an hour or so long walk and I felt like I'd done something other than sit in front of the computer all day. So once I got my self out of bed here's what I did on the food front:
Breakfast/lunch or Brunch: Two egg frattata with broccoli, roasted chicken, garlic, and salsa. Skinny bun with almond butter and 20oz of cold water.
Dinner: Since I ate breakfast so late I ended up eating nothing until after the walk. It was later in the evening. I had a baked potato with broccoli, cauliflower, and onion. I had made some quinoa for the coming week so added some of that and also the veggie meat. Instead of sour cream I had some guacamole I made. It was a big pile of food that tasted great and was an excellent capper to the day. It was probably a way bigger serving than necessary but I'm getting it out of my system for the coming re-configuration of my eating habits. It still had a lot of good stuff in it though so I still don't feel bad. I just won't be eating that amount of food all the time this year. Portion control is my new mantra, besides TABATA INTERVALS! Ha got that in there.
So as I've said I don't do resolutions but there are some things I'd like to change or improve on. One I've mentioned as wanting to drink more water during the work day. I plan on purchasing a water bottle that will help me achieve that goal. My work can be so busy that I dont' have time to pick up my water bottle and open it, take a drink and close it. So I want a bottle that has a straw opening so I don't have to tilt it up, I can just drink. I'd like to gain arm strength and endurance for shooting and leg strength for mountain biking. I'd like to expand my social circle to include some potential for meeting the opposite sex. So there we go some stuff to work on in the coming year. Oh yeah plus I'd like to continue losing weight and gaining definition with my body. Come to me in six months and ask me how I'm doing. I will say I've kept my promise everyday to myself and will continue to keep striving for the future.
So today is the first day of the new year and I started it off with a bang. Heh, actually I slept in. I didn't get up until noon. I still got in a walk but didn't workout per se. Still it was an hour or so long walk and I felt like I'd done something other than sit in front of the computer all day. So once I got my self out of bed here's what I did on the food front:
Breakfast/lunch or Brunch: Two egg frattata with broccoli, roasted chicken, garlic, and salsa. Skinny bun with almond butter and 20oz of cold water.
Dinner: Since I ate breakfast so late I ended up eating nothing until after the walk. It was later in the evening. I had a baked potato with broccoli, cauliflower, and onion. I had made some quinoa for the coming week so added some of that and also the veggie meat. Instead of sour cream I had some guacamole I made. It was a big pile of food that tasted great and was an excellent capper to the day. It was probably a way bigger serving than necessary but I'm getting it out of my system for the coming re-configuration of my eating habits. It still had a lot of good stuff in it though so I still don't feel bad. I just won't be eating that amount of food all the time this year. Portion control is my new mantra, besides TABATA INTERVALS! Ha got that in there.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Day 339
New Years Eve. Time to reflect on the past year and decide on a strategy for the coming new year. Ha not really but it sure sounded good. Today was another workday in a series of workday's. I didn't go to the gym and ended up hanging out with friends. We watched some silly movies and ate nachos and holiday treats washed down with adult beverages. It's almost time for life to go back to normal. There are still going to be holiday treats to eat but at least there won't be anymore showing up once the current batch is gone. The gym will be crowded as the New Years resolutions take effect. At least for a month or so. Here's what I ate today:
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with roasted chicken and cauliflower with salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Something new. I'm going to start eating the afternoon snack instead of the early morning snack. So today I had some little slices of bread with peanut butter.
Dinner: Well sorta dinner. Went to friends for a night of food and drink and movies. Ended up having nachos with chicken, chips, refried beans (low fat), and cheese. Then had two small tortillas with the nachos repeated including the chips. A bit later had some more chips with cheese and salsa. Had a beer. Then had some candy to finish the night off. Oh yeah had a can of Mt Dew. That makes something like 5-6 total of pop in 2012. I used to drink that many in a night of hanging with friends.
Come back tomorrow for my new years "resolutions". As I resolve to do a better job of living my life and living longer.
Breakfast: Egg and turkey sandwich on a skinny bun with avocado and tomato. Banana and 20oz of cold water.
1st snack: Greek yogurt and almonds
Lunch: Spinach salad with roasted chicken and cauliflower with salsa for dressing.
2nd snack: Something new. I'm going to start eating the afternoon snack instead of the early morning snack. So today I had some little slices of bread with peanut butter.
Dinner: Well sorta dinner. Went to friends for a night of food and drink and movies. Ended up having nachos with chicken, chips, refried beans (low fat), and cheese. Then had two small tortillas with the nachos repeated including the chips. A bit later had some more chips with cheese and salsa. Had a beer. Then had some candy to finish the night off. Oh yeah had a can of Mt Dew. That makes something like 5-6 total of pop in 2012. I used to drink that many in a night of hanging with friends.
Come back tomorrow for my new years "resolutions". As I resolve to do a better job of living my life and living longer.
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